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Toshiba unveils world's first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV
Sep 1, 2011 – Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) has announced the launch of the world's first large-screen glasses-free 3D TV. The 55ZL2 has a 55" screen and does not require glasses to experience 3D. The 55ZL2 is also the world's first TV that comes with a Quad Full HD screen.
News categories: Toshiba, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Smart TV

Pace Pioneers with New Media Gateway
Sep 1, 2011 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced its Media Gateway. The Media Gateway, to be unveiled at IBC, is a smartbox that connects pay TV and broadband content with any screen in the home, opening up opportunities for operators to monetise OTT and on-demand content.
News categories: Pace plc, Gateway, IBCShow, Smart Home

Opera TV Store: Connect your TV to the web world
Sep 1, 2011 – Opera Software has launched its Opera TV Store, a complete HTML5 based store solution for easy implementation into connected TVs by OEMs and easily reached by developers and content providers.
News categories: Opera Software, Apps, Blu-ray, IBCShow, IFABerlin, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

LG, Philips And Sharp Join Hands To Offer Multi-Platform Smart TV Apps
Sep 1, 2011 – LG (KSE: 066570), Philips (Amsterdam: PHIA) and Sharp (TSE: 6753) have agreed to work together to define common technical requirements for their Smart TVs, based upon open standards such as HTML5, CE-HTML and HbbTV.
News categories: LG Electronics, Philips, Sharp Corp, Apps, Digital TV, HbbTV, IFABerlin, Smart TV, Streaming

Vestel to Launch the First BitTorrent Certified Smart TV
Sep 1, 2011 – Vestel and BitTorrent plan to show the world's first BitTorrent Certified Digital TV at IFA. The TV will enable consumers to find, play and share all types of personal media, independently-produced content and internet files directly on their TV.
News categories: BitTorrent, Vestel, Digital TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

STMicroelectronics launches interactive broadband home-entertainment platform
Sep 1, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced details of its latest interactive broadband home-entertainment platform, capable of a more personalized and socially interactive viewing experience with amazing 3D graphics and easy-to-use smart navigation.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, IBCShow, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Rovi Unveils DivX Plus Streaming for the Secure Distribution of Premium Video Entertainment to Connected Devices
Sep 1, 2011 – Rovi (Nasdaq:ROVI) has unveiled DivX Plus® Streaming, a secure adaptive streaming solution for the delivery of digital entertainment to connected devices including HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc Players, smartphones, game consoles, PCs, Macs, and cable STBs.
News categories: Rovi Corp, Cable TV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Streaming

Entone and Anevia Enable Hybrid TV and OTT Services
Sep 1, 2011 – Entone and Anevia have announced the integration of Anevia's ViaMotion OTT (over the top) solutions with Entone's Hybrid TV devices and media hubs.
News categories: Entone, Anevia, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Streaming

European Broadcasting Union to present tech advances made by public service broadcasters, at IBC
Aug 31, 2011 – At IBC, the European Broadcasting Union will demonstrate live end-to-end 1080p/50 transmissions between Frankfurt, Geneva and Amsterdam, and provide comparisons, in the 1080p HDTV format, between H.264 and VP8 for web-based video encoding.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, IBCShow